Medium Trees Approved by the City of Monmouth
Autumn Purple Ash (Fraxinus Americana ‘Junginger’)
Mature Height: 45′ Canopy Spread: 40′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: A seedless ash with rounded form and varying fall color from yellow-orange-red and deep purple.
Aristocrat Pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 28′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Open pyramidal habit with narrow with white flowers and dark, glossy green leaves. Storm resistant and informal appearance.
Autumn Applause Ash (Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Applause’)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 28′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Oval, compact form with green foliage turning purple in fall.
Bigleaf Snowbell Tree (Styrax obassia)
Mature Height: 35′ Canopy Spread: 25′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: Yes/No
Details: Slender tree with very large leaves that are dull, fuzzy, and rounded. Drooping white flower clusters 4-8’ long.
Black Tupelo(Nyssa sylvatica ‘Red Rage’ or ‘Hayman’s Red’)
Mature Height: 45′ Canopy Spread: 20′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Pyramidal when young, spreading and irregular with age. Dark green, glossy foliage. Hot, copper-red fall color.
Capital Pear (Pryrus calleryana ‘Capital’)
Mature Height: 35′ Canopy Spread: 12′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: Yes
Details: Columnar habit. Dark green foliage turns orange, red and purple in fall. White floral clusters.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
Mature Height: 40-50′ Canopy Spread: 45′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Bark sheds, leaves spot, tough durable tree
Chinese Tupelo (Nyssa sinensis)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 30′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: Yes
Details: Pyramidal in youth. Simple leaves; yellow, orange to red fall color.
Crimson Spire Oak (Quercus alba x Q. robur ‘Crimschmidt)
Mature Height: 45′ Canopy Spread: 15′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: White oak parentage provides dark green, mildew resistant foliage and reddish fall color.
European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
Mature Height: 50′ Canopy Spread: 35′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Oval habit. Dark green leaves turn golden-yellow in fall.
Forest Green Oak (Quercus frainetto ‘Schmidt’)
Mature Height: 50′ Canopy Spread: 30′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Stiffly upright with a strong central leader. Glossy deep-green foliage.
Glenleven Linden (Tilia cordata ‘Gleneven’)
Mature Height: 45′ Canopy Spread: 30′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Pyramidal in habit. Yellow fall color.
Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Mature Height: 20-40′ Canopy Spread: 20-40′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Needs sun, yellow-orange fall color
Green Vase Zelkova (Zelkova serrata ‘Green vase’)
Mature Height: 50′ Canopy Spread: 40′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Vase-shaped with upright, arching branches. Green leaves turn orange in fall.
Jacquemontii Birch (Betula jacquemontii)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 30′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Upright oval shape. Glossy, dark green leaves turn yellow in fall. Very white bark.
June Snow Giant Dogwood (Cornus controversa ‘June snow’)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 30′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: This dogwood variant is not site specific and does well on all soil types. It can tolerate some shade, though does best in full sun.
Legacy Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum ‘Legacy’)
Mature Height: 50′ Canopy Spread: 35′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Upright oval shape. Glossy, dark green leaves have good fall color.
Little Leaf Linden (Tilia cordata)
Mature Height: 30-50′ Canopy Spread: 30′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Fragrant blossoms. Tolerates poor soil
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
Mature Height: 40-50′ Canopy Spread: 40′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Can grow to 90′, shallow roots
Pyramidal European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 25′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Oval habit. Dark green foliage turns yellow in fall. Does not lift infrastructure as much as other trees its size.
Raywood Ash (Fraxinus oxycarpa)
Mature Height: 30-40′ Canopy Spread: 20-30′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Drought resistant and is the best of the ashes, bare from November to February, low care
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Mature Height: 40-50′ Canopy Spread: 40- 50′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Small red flowers, good fall color – many varieties!
Redmond Linden (Tilia americana ‘Redmond’)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 25′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Pyramidal shape with light green foliage. Large leaves give it a coarse-textured appearance.
Red Sunset Maple (Acer rubrum ‘Franksred’)
Mature Height: 45′ Canopy Spread: 35′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Oval, upright branching with glossy dark green foliage turning brilliant orange-red in fall.
Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 40′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Rounded, spreading habit with glossy dark green foliage and yellow fall color. Sharply serrated, attractive leaves.
Sterling Linden (Tilia tomentosa ‘Sterling’)
Mature Height: 45′ Canopy Spread: 35′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 4ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Broadly pyramidal, neat and symmetrical. Green leaves are silver-gray underneath. Yellow fall color.
Sunburst Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Sunburst’)
Mature Height: 45′ Canopy Spread: 35′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Sun. Fast growing. Defoliates easily in response to temperature changes and drought. Stems shining, smooth, and reddish to greenish-brown. Fruitless.
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
Mature Height: 45′ Canopy Spread: 45′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Rounded, open habit with lustrous, heavy textured green foliage and yellow-brown to reddish fall color. Well adapted to wet, poorly drained soils.
Turkish Filbert (Corylus colurna)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 30′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Turkish Filbert is an adaptable plant that tolerates both drought and wet soils. Its fall color ranges from yellow to purple.
Urbanite Ash(Fraxinus pennylvanica ‘Urbanite’)
Mature Height: 50′ Canopy Spread: 40′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Pyramidal in habit. Lustrous dark green foliage with bronze fall color.
Village Green Zelkova (Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’)
Mature Height: 40′ Canopy Spread: 38′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Vase shaped. Green leaves turn rusty-red in fall.
Yellow Wood(Cladrastis kentukea)
Mature Height: 30-45′ Canopy Spread: 30-45′
Minimum Park Strip Width: 8ft
Overhead Power Lines: No
Details: Fragrant, yellow flowers